I haven't tested them yet, so I'm not recommending anyone try to purchase these. We're on a tight budget and these were the most affordable option. They're being shipped form China so I won't see them until late March or early April.

I chose these valves because in my future system, two way distribution is key for my closed loop watering matrix.

Re: B&B Family Farm - Our first garden

Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:32 pm

Sounds interesting, where are you located? It really helps if you change your profile so your location shows under your screen name. There are no garden discussions you can have without reference to climate.

The ball valves I ordered came a month early and I couldn't be happier. I had planned on using a particular relay to manage the on/off functions, but found to open/close the valve you need to reverse the polarity of the DC motor. This information was very useful to find out, I was about to write things all wrong! Now I have plenty of lead time to design, test and build my watering system.